Hypertext Webster Gateway: "rocket"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rocket \Rock"et\, n. [F. roquette (cf. Sp. ruqueta, It
ruchetta), fr. L. eruca.] (Bot.)
(a) A cruciferous plant ({Eruca sativa}) sometimes eaten in
Europe as a salad.
(b) Damewort.
(c) Rocket larkspur. See below.
{Dyer's Rocket}. (Bot.) See {Dyer's broom}, under {Broom}.
{Rocket larkspur} (Bot.), an annual plant with showy flowers
in long racemes ({Delphinium Ajacis}).
{Sea rocket} (Bot.), either of two fleshy cruciferous plants
({Cakile maritima} and {C. Americana}) found on the
seashore of Europe and America.
{Yellow rocket} (Bot.), a common cruciferous weed with yellow
flowers ({Barbarea vulgaris}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rocket \Rock"et\, n. [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of
German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a
distaff. See {Rock} a distaff.]
1. An artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of
paper or metal filled with a composition of combustible
ingredients, as niter, charcoal, and sulphur, and fastened
to a guiding stick. The rocket is projected through the
air by the force arising from the expansion of the gases
liberated by combustion of the composition. Rockets are
used as projectiles for various purposes, for signals, and
also for pyrotechnic display.
2. A blunt lance head used in the joust.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Rocket \Rock"et\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Rocketed}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Rocketing}.] (Sporting)
To rise straight up; said of birds; usually in the present
participle or as an adjective. [Eng.]
An old cock pheasant came rocketing over me. --H. R.
Haggard.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Damewort \Dame"wort`\, n. (Bot.)
A cruciferrous plant ({Hesperis matronalis}), remarkable for
its fragrance, especially toward the close of the day; --
called also {rocket} and {dame's violet}. --Loudon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
rocket
n 1: any vehicle propelled by a rocket engine
2: a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by
reaction propulsion [syn: {rocket engine}]
3: erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be
harvested when young and tender [syn: {roquette}, {garden
rocket}, {rocket salad}, {arugula}, {Eruca sativa}, {Eruca
vesicaria sativa}]
4: propels bright light high in the sky, or used to propel a
lifesaving line or harpoon [syn: {skyrocket}]
5: sends a firework display high into the sky [syn: {skyrocket}]
v 1: shoot up abruptly [syn: {skyrocket}]
2: propel with a rocket
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